Brake band and liner therefor



Sept. 1, 1925. 1,551,917

1 s. B. COLEY BRAKE BAND AND LINER THEREFOR Filed Jan. 31, 1925 I QBe itknownl thatl, {SAMUEL B.- Connrg citizen; of} the v United -States'; jresiding at :FHoisingtom the} county of Barton and State' fof"Kansas,'have invented certain new Se L Lh IQZSF v- UNITED! PATENT. I

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5;. and-useful Improvements" in Brake Bands j'jandflLiners 'lherefon'ofwhich the following 1 is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawin' 1 vThis' I invention rela es to "improvements*inbrake bands and has "for an important object thereofthe-constructional? a brake c atelier-thee t ifei a. in entienis;

mass, the lining ofjwhich is so mounted that j itmay be removed by" .15

tion, "is firmly"held-Iegainst displacement either longitudinally ortransvers'ely' o i the;

band and in which this lining5'durin'g. opera band 0 provideja' deviceof this charactertin- 1 -Wh1oh the liningg oiifthe hand-is capableofapplication by-a person totally unskilled;

mechanics and mmutestnne. I

A en furtherjobjeettoftthdjiiivention:is

A to provide in combination 1 a brake band having openings and" the"'lininglfor this hand having lugs or projections for engage invention;

band constructed in accordance with "my ment with theseopeningsito holdthe lining in en agement' with these-bands, these lugs 1 constitutingthe sole mean-s of connection .ofthe lining and band. I These and ther'objects I attain-by the construction shown in a the accompanyingdrawings; wherein for the'pur po'se o'f illi1s tration is shown apreferredembodimentfof my inventionand wheremz- Figure l s a sideelevation of a brake Figure .2 is adetailed sectionalsview through theband; V; Figure 13 is a view :of the body ofthe' brake band showing, theopenings formed therein; and

' Figure 4'; is a'fperspective of one form of liner. i

v Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10designates a brake band, the flat metallic body portion of which isprovided with longitudinally spaced longitudinally extending slots 1ftextending entirely-through this body. This band may be either the bandof a brake orthe ordinary. control bands employed in well known typessimply loosening the f limit myselfto such as hereinafter claimed;IcIa-imF- and extending into oi transmissions and I clutchesi The slotsmaybe formed with the bands .now in; use

by removing the bands and punching or cutthe body fat the ting away themetal of desired point. The lining, indicated at 12, hassecured theretoflanges of the band.

openings or slots 11 and will 13 corresponding in numbers" andarrangement to the openings or'sl'otsI-ll These flanges closelyfitthe'f' engage therein".

to prevent movement of the liningwith";

relation to the band either long tudinally. ,By employing elongatedopenings such as suggested the. liner may .be

formediin a" plurality of tions separately insertedz. It

flanges and lining; By-

might come intocontact with-the drum with WhlCh the'band coacts,

Many changes being possible in the construction. hereinhefore setforth,'"I do not specific structure except 1. In combination with abrake band pro vided in the body tlireof 'i'with longitudi- -nally"extending1 slots, a lining therefor havingis itched theretofiangescorresponding in number and-arrangement to the openings and fitting theopenings to form the sole means of connection between theband andlining;

A a brake band pro v .videdin the body thereof with longitudi 'nallyextending slots, 'ing stitched thereto flanges corresponding in 7 numberand arangernent to, the openings and 2. In combination with a liningtherefor havextendinginto and 'fittingth'e openings to form the solemeans of connection betweenthe band and lining, saidlining being formedhearing In testimony signature.

one'half of one of said flanges.

' SAMUEL B; comer.

a relati el 1 Without. of

whereof I hereunto aflix transversely; or e i 1051 in a plurality ofsections, each section loo--

